Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  On this day in history birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on this day in history.  

1685  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer  

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  On this day in history birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer  

1740  On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  On October - 26 birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.  

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)  

1789  On October - 26 birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)  

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  On this day in history birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)  

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.  

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.